ENG 302 Virginia Commonwealth Technological Advancements in Health Administration Questions Part 1: Pre-Research for Project 1 Write a brief paragraph in

ENG 302 Virginia Commonwealth Technological Advancements in Health Administration Questions Part 1: Pre-Research for Project 1

Write a brief paragraph in response to the following questions. Please write in complete sentences.

Do some pre-search for Project 1 to help you find a current (arose within the last 18-24 months) and unresolved (not yet settled) issue in your field in your field that you find interesting. This must be something on which there is disagreement in your field—in other words, different folks have different ideas about how best to solve it or what the right resolution is.

To find these issues in your field and identify some that might interest you, do the following:

Think back to any classes you’ve taken in your major so far or things you already know about your field.Are there any unresolved issues in your field that you discussed in those courses or know about from other places that you find interesting? Give a brief example or two here, particularly those you might want to explore in more depth for Project 1.
Google your field and “unresolved issues.” What comes up? Is there anything interesting there that you’ve heard about in your major classes or other outlets? (Please use the CRAAP test to make sure the sources you’re reading are credible! .Edu, .gov, and .org sites are the most reliable. More on this in Week 2).
Read the headline of today’s New York Times or Wall Street Journal. (Go to the library homepage, and click the blue Databases box. Then select “F” in the alphabetical row at the top, and then “Factiva News Pages.”). Are there any issues in the headlines that seem relevant to your field of study? Make a brief note about any issues you find that seem interesting and a link to the source in which you found it.
Then find a professional association in your field. Professional associations are organizations that work to advance a given profession or field. These are member-based organizations you have to pay to join. In exchange, you receive benefits that help you advance your career: like access to the organization’s publications, conferences, job lists, etc. And they often offer student discounts! The leading professional associations in your field might have been identified in your field’s Subject Guide on the library website. If not, Google your field and “professional association.” Scroll through the associations that come up, giving preference to those that are national. Once you’ve found one that seems like a good fit, go to the association’s homepage and look for a “News” tab. If you don’t see one, click on their “Conferences” tab and see what the theme or panels are about this year. Provide a link to the homepage of the professional association you found and any page on which you found information about a specific issue in your field that interests you from that association. Briefly explain what you learned about this association and any issues in your field that seem interesting
Next, find a relevant trade publication in your field. A trade publication is something written for professionals in the field by professionals in the field; this is different from a scholarly journal, which is peer-reviewed and written for PhDs in the field by other PhDs in the field. For example, Accounting Today is a trade magazine for CPAs and other practicing accountants. The Journal of Accounting Research is a scholarly journal your accounting professors would read. Trade magazines in your field may be identified in your field’s Subject Guide. If not, stay on your professional association’s homepage and see what trade journals or magazines it publishes (often available under it’s “Publications” page). These often look more colorful and are easier to read than scholarly journals. Browse through the recent articles of any trade publication you find to see what issues in your field are highlighted.Provide a link to the trade publication you found, and make note about what issues you find that seem interesting. Are you seeing any common issues cropping up across platforms so far?
Finally, go to Congress.gov and type the name of your field into the search bar at the top. Is there any pending legislation that seems relevant to your field that you’d like to explore?

Provide a link to the legislation and write a brief note about what it is and why it’s interesting to you and relevant to your field here. File Your Taxes – 1040 EZ
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin
In the United States, April 15th is known as tax day. This is the day that all citizens must have
their tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Typically, there are three ways
that you can file your taxes. You can file your taxes by mail, electronically, or tax preparer. For
this assignment, you will file your taxes using the 1040 form.
The Assignment
Step 1: Download the 1040 Tax Form.
• You can print this form or type the information on the form directly.
Step 2: W-2 Form Your Employer
• For this assignment, you spent the last year working for ACME Solutions and made
$24,036.00. You will receive a W-2 Form (Wage and Tax Statement) from your employer
by January 30th. Below, you will find the W-2 form from your employer. The information
you will need to file your taxes can be found in the red boxes.
Step 3: Page 1 – Filing Status.
• You are filing as single. Check the box labeled single.
• You do not need to fill in any information for a spouse.
Step 4: Page 1 – Your Personal Information (Listed on the W-2 Above)
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First and Last Name
Home Address: 285 Linden Avenue
City, State, and Zip: Anytown, CA 00100
Social Security Number: Enter 222–00–2222 (Do not enter your real social security
number).
Step 5: Page 1 – Health Care Coverage / Presidential Election Fund
• You must have health insurance in the United States. Check the box “Full-year health
care coverage or exempt.”
• Check the box labeled “You” if you want to donate $3.00 to the Presidential Campaign
Fund. This is Optional.
Step 6: Page 1 – Dependents (Please skip for this assignment)
• A dependent is a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial
support. For this assignment, you are not supporting anyone but yourself. Please skip
this step.
Step 7: Page 1 – Sign and Date (Please skip for this assignment).
• Normally, you would sign and date your tax return forms. For this assignment, please
skip this step.
Step 8: Page 2 – Calculate Your Taxable Income
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Complete Lines 1 – 10
Line 1: Your income is listed in Box 1 on the W2 Above.
Lines 2a – 5a: Enter 0.00
Lines 2b – 5b: Enter 0.00
Line 6: Find your total gross income by adding lines 1 through 5b together.
Line 7: You have no adjustments at this time. Enter 0.00.
Line 8: You are filing as single. The standard deduction is $12,000
Line 9: You have no business income deductions at this time. Enter 0.
Line 10: Calculate your taxable income. Line 7 – Line 8 = Your Taxable Income
Step 9: Page 2 – Using the Tax Table
• Line 11 – Find how much tax you owe using the tax table below. Insert the amount from
the table on line 11.
• When you get to line 11, you will need to find your tax on the tax table. The tax table is
below. Use the number on line 10 to find your tax on the table. Use the number you find
in the gray column. This shows the tax that should be paid for someone filing as single.
Use the tax table below to find the tax amount you owe.
Step 10: Page 2 – Payments and Credits
• Line 12: For this assignment, you don’t have any children. Therefore, you do not qualify
for the child tax credit at this time. Enter 0.00
• Line 13: This will be line 11 – line 12.
• Line 14: You do not have any other taxes at this time. Enter 0.00
• Line 15: Add lines 13 and 14.
• Line 16: You can find how much tax the federal government withheld in box 2 on your
W-2 Form above.
• Line 17: You do not have any refundable credits at this time. Enter 0.00.
• Line 18: Add lines 16 and 17 together to find out your total payments.
Step 11: Refund or Owe Tax?
• Line 19: if line 18 is more than line 15, subtract line 15 from line 18. Here is the
equation. Line 18 – line 15 = Your Refund.
• Line 20: Type in routing and account numbers listed below. Check checking or savings.
This has already been done for you.
• Line 21: You can leave this line blank for this assignment.
• Line 22:
o If line 15 is more than line 18, subtract line 18 from line 15. Here is the equation.
Line 15 – line 18 = How Much You Owe.
o If you are getting a refund on line 19, enter 0 for line 22.
Step 12: Save your completed tax return using the correct format. Last Name, First name Initial
Student ID#_5.10 Doing Your Taxes TGA
Ex: Smith, J 1234567_5.10 Doing Your Taxes TGA
Step 13: Submit your 1040EZ tax document to the dropbox.
Form
1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return 2018
(99)
Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service
Filing status:
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Single
Married filing jointly
Your first name and initial
Qualifying widow(er)
Your social security number
Someone can claim you as a dependent
If joint return, spouse’s first name and initial
Spouse is blind
Head of household
IRS Use Only—Do not write or staple in this space.
Last name
Your standard deduction:
Spouse standard deduction:
Married filing separately
OMB No. 1545-0074
You were born before January 2, 1954
You are blind
Spouse’s social security number
Last name
Someone can claim your spouse as a dependent
Spouse was born before January 2, 1954
Spouse itemizes on a separate return or you were dual-status alien
Home address (number and street). If you have a P.O. box, see instructions.
Apt. no.
City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. If you have a foreign address, attach Schedule 6.
Dependents (see instructions):
(1) First name
(2) Social security number
Full-year health care coverage
or exempt (see inst.)
Presidential Election Campaign
(see inst.)
You
Spouse
If more than four dependents,
see inst. and ✓ here ▶
(3) Relationship to you
Last name
(4) ✓ if qualifies for (see inst.):
Child tax credit
Credit for other dependents
Sign
Here
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true,
correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
Joint return?
See instructions.
Keep a copy for
your records.
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Paid
Preparer
Use Only
Your signature
Date
Your occupation
Spouse’s signature. If a joint return, both must sign.
Date
Spouse’s occupation
Preparer’s name
Preparer’s signature
PTIN
If the IRS sent you an Identity Protection
PIN, enter it
here (see inst.)
If the IRS sent you an Identity Protection
PIN, enter it
here (see inst.)
Firm’s EIN
Check if:
3rd Party Designee
Firm’s name
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Phone no.
Self-employed
Firm’s address ▶
For Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.
Cat. No. 11320B
Form
1040 (2018)
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Form 1040 (2018)
Attach Form(s)
W-2. Also attach
Form(s) W-2G and
1099-R if tax was
withheld.
Standard
Deduction for—
• Single or married
filing separately,
$12,000
• Married filing
jointly or Qualifying
widow(er),
$24,000
• Head of
household,
$18,000
• If you checked
any box under
Standard
deduction,
see instructions.
Refund
Direct deposit?
See instructions.
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Total income. Add lines 1 through 5. Add any amount from Schedule 1, line 22
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Adjusted gross income. If you have no adjustments to income, enter the amount from line 6; otherwise,
subtract Schedule 1, line 36, from line 6
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Form
1040 (2018)

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